Execution of Czolgosz.—The assassin of President
McKinley was electrocuted Tuesday morning. The autopsy was conducted by Dr.
Carlos F. MacDonald, Dr. E. A. Spitzka and Dr. Gerin, the prison physician.
The skull was found to be of normal thickness.
It was the unanimous agreement after microscopical examination that the brain
was normal.
The following brief statement was issued:
“The autopsy was made by Dr. Edward A. Spitzka
of New York, under the immediate supervision and direction of Dr. Carlos F.
MacDonald of New York and Dr. John Gerin, prison physician. The autopsy occupied
over three hours, and embraced a careful examination of all the bodily organs,
including the brain. The examination revealed a perfectly healthy state of all
the organs, including the brain. All of the physicians who attended the execution
were present at the autopsy, and all concurred in the findings of the examiners.”